The cultivation of citrus all over Southern Asia provides an abundance of food plants.

This species has been studied extensively for understanding the genetic basis for polymorphy and Batesian mimicry.

This species flies up to 2,100 metres (6,900 ft) in the Himalayas, but is most common at low elevations.

It visits flowers of Poinsettia, Jasminum, Lantana, Canna and Salvia.

The larva resembles that of the common Mormon (P. polytes), being green with whitish markings.